Waistcoat
1993 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Suede waistcoat, with circular motifs on a dark fabric in the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Suede |
| Brief description | Waistcoat, suede, Nicklebys, Great Britain, 1993 |
| Physical description | Suede waistcoat, with circular motifs on a dark fabric in the back. |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/1229, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Bhangra UK 92-94' (includes the shirt T.722-1994, the trousers T.723-1994, the ring T.724-1994 and the bracelet T.725-1994). Previously worn by Anjum Sheikh. |
| Historical context | "Anjum Sheik lives in Leicester and spends many of his evenings at the local Bhangra nightclub. On a Bhangra DJ night he wears B-Boy style jeans, T-Shirt and trainers. However when a Bhangra band is playing live, he smartens up his attire and wears this outfit. The shirt was made with a Nehru collar by an Indian tailor in Leicester (£15 material, £10 labour) and the trousers were bought for £20 from the local market. He wore these with fine leather slip-on shoes and African copper jewellery." |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Bhangra UK 92-94'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.721-1994 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2002 |
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